US Music Marketers Could Learn From UK
I’m on the way back from the ILMC (International Live Music Conference) in London and during this, my second brief visit to the city, I was struck by how much. Continue reading
Village Voice Profiles Mega-Fileswapper
This week’s The Village Voice includes an account of an Internet music file-swapper, Nick Mamatas, who became one of the nearly 9,000 individuals that the Recording Industry Association of America. Continue reading
Publishers Finally Consider Blanket Net License Of Music
From HollywoodReporter.com "A thaw might be brewing in the long-running dispute between music publishers and Internet distribution companies over royalty payments as the head of the publisher’s trade association told. Continue reading
SXSW Offers Free 240 Song Download Sampler
"Music fans don’t have to be in Austin, Texas, to hear hundreds of new songs from the South by Southwest music festival," reports Wired.com For many years, SXSW, as it’s. Continue reading
Warner Music Group IPO To Raise $750 Million To $1 Billion Within 30-60 Days.
Warner Music Group is expected to file for an initial public offering this week or next, sources calim/ The New York-based company is backed by a group of investors that. Continue reading
Yahoo Launching iTunes Competitor
FMQB.com and CNet.com report that "Yahoo is close to debuting its own digital music store and software. The company has been working along with MusicNet for quite a while on. Continue reading
CAMPLIFIED…a summer concert experience hitting day and resident camps 2005….
Here’s an email we got today pitching a very creative tour and marketing concept: CAMPLIFIED…a summer concert experience hitting day and resident camps 2005…. A full interactive day consisting of. Continue reading
Alternatives To Broadcast Radio Continue To Grow
From Business Week Online’s Brian Albott: "Last September, when the wannabe Denver deejay started playing music on the Internet, the term for what he was doing — podcasting — had. Continue reading
Rev. Sharpton Wants FCC To Censor Hip Hop
FROM THE "I BELIEVE IN FREE SPEECH ONLY WHEN IT SUITS ME" DEPARTMENT: Activist Reverend Al Sharpton wants to institute a 90-day ban on radio and TV airplay for any. Continue reading
Starbucks Joins Forces With Morisette For Acoustic “Jagged Little Pill”
FROM THE SMART RE-PACKAGING OF CONTENT DEPARTMENT: "As she neared the 10th anniversary of her landmark album "Jagged Little Pill," Alanis Morissette began pondering how to commemorate the occasion. She. Continue reading
